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to a desire

to a desire prepositional phrase: precisely as one would wish; ideally.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (archaic) Precisely as one would wish; ideally.
    • The wind, serving us to a desire, now hauled into the west.1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC

Questions about to a desire

What does to a desire mean?
To a desire means precisely as one would wish; ideally.
What part of speech is to a desire?
To a desire is a prepositional phrase.

Words near to a desire in the dictionary

  1. TNWs
  2. tnx
  3. to
  4. to a "T"
  5. to a degree
  6. to a desire
  7. to a fare thee well
  8. to a fare you well
  9. to a fare-thee-well
  10. to a fare-you-well
  11. to a fault

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